Australian design

Interior designs for the FJ Holden, first produced in America, proved unpopular with the staff at General Motors Holden.

Australian stylists judged them too gaudy for the local market and too expensive to produce. They set about creating a more conservative interior for the Australian market.

The National Museum also holds in its collection the Holden Prototype No. 1, the only survivor of three test Holden sedans built by hand in 1946 by American and Australian engineers at the General Motors workshop in Detroit.

The interior has original paint and upholstery, complete with a blemish on the front bench seat, National Museum of Australia